Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 16:58:06 -0800 From: "David L. Hodge" <dlhodge@ix.netcom.com> To: support@freebsd.org Cc: dlhodge@ix.netcom.com Subject: EMM386: Unrecoverable privileged operation error #00 - press Enter to reboot Message-ID: <3292579E.3242@ix.netcom.com>
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FreeBSD Support, Hello. The last time I contacted you was in an attempt to solve an installation problem with FreeBSD and that of the COMPAQ 575-LX system. Now I am in a new workgroup trying to introduce FreeBSD here as well. My trouble is I'm receiving the following error message when trying to install from the FreeBSD CDROM version 2.1.5: "EMM386: unrecoverable privileged operation error #00 - press Enter to reboot." I'm wondering if I tried to load FreeBSD via the use of the "makeflp" program if I'd have better luck. I'm assuming that if I attempt the installation using bootable floppies in order to circumvent the EMM memory problems that I ran into when I tried to use the "install.bat" program from the CDROM the system may let me install the operating system. The question I need answered is how should I go about doing this using the NEC 4000 "Versa" notebook unit? The problem that I have with the notebook is that it allows you to use either the floppy drive or the CDROM drive, but not both. Here is why. The floppy drive and the CDROM both utilize the same slot of the NEC 4000; therefore, when you are using the CDROM the floppy drive is not inserted and vise versa. In addition, I wanted to know if I used a FreeBSD version such as 2.0.5, which I already have on floppies, to load the basic FreeBSD system will I be able to then access the CDROM drive and then upgrade to version 2.1.5 and load the X-Windows portion of FreeBSD? Do you have any ideas how I can perform this process successfully? Have you heard of anyone successfully load FreeBSD onto a NEC notebook computer? If so how did you get around the limitations I am experiencing? I would like to know if you know of any FreeBSD "X" tool installation routine available on the 2.1.5 version CDROM of FreeBSD? What do you think? Have you ever tried installing FreeBSD this way? What are your thoughts on this? Thank for your help! Dave Hodge
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